Southern Pottery & Folk Art Auction
Lot 88:
Rare Cicero Solomon Burns Stamped Bowl
Description
Rare Stamped Cicero Solomon Burns (African American) Potter (1900-1964) bowl from the late 1940-50s time period located in the Meansville, GA – Pike County area. This is a scarce example due to being stamped and Cicero being African American heritage and is one of very few documented potters in Georgia. He was known to pot with S.R. Rogers (1883-1954) and Horace Rogers (1917-1962). This example has a slip glaze with a stamp that was known and documented to be made for Cicero’s works. This dog bowl is marked in the middle and has a slip glaze. Standing: 4" Tall x 6 3/4" Wide
Condition: Two inner rim chips are present, no other condition issues are present.
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